The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-07

were charged with breaking the pound.
| Waving indictment they were tried before
Judge Adamson Monday morning without
| jury. Separating on trial Bob Riley came
clear, but the court found Cochran guilty
and fined him $50. We understand that he
will carry the case TO the Supreme Court.
| This is the first case growing out of the
stock law in this county. We understand
that there is good deal of excitement in
Fair Play district on the stock law question,
| and it is charged that there is an organiZa-
| ton up there to resist the stock law
Excelsior Pioneer and Eagle: PoliteneSs
is one of the most important accomplish
| mentS which a young man can attain.
Listen now how one instance of impoliteness
made Mr.. A feel exceedingly bad: Mr.. A,
gives Misses b. and c. a call Miss B. walks
into the parlor first, and, while both are
| busily talking, in walks old mother, to
whom all politeness should be given; she
salutes the young man with polite good
evening"" while, in return, the young man
cody and slowly mutters good EVEN
ing Mr.. AS mind is so fully absorbed
in the sweet talking Of Miss B. that he even
forgets to offer the good old lady his chair,
which is sitting close TO the fireplace, where
upon the old lady takes a chair in the rear
OF the room; but after while, doubtless
disguised with his impoiteness she retires
young ladies and then makes his departure.
The above story is a true one, and may be
applied to one of the young men Of this
place. This young man was caused to
writhe in deep humility and almost thrown
into delirious tremens while medltating
over what he did. Be ever on the alert,
young men, for an opportunity to show
your politeness, (Which you will never re-
greet and more especially to odl ladies.
n NJ n follow
ing good story on two Carrollton fellows
that is so rich we can't keep from giving it
to our readers. Sam Mingus and Alex Cox,
our popular painters, went out to Admission
few weeks ago on business. They decided
to stop at that very popular and neatly
furnished Oxana Hotel. Sam Mingus went
into the office and the first thing was
large mirror to the right. Sam turned
around and beheld red-headed fellow, and
Sam made quite polite
bow to the supposed hotel clerk, who,
in return, made equally as polite
one to Sam. Sam thought he was the po-
litest man he ever saw and asked for a room.
Sam stood stone still to hear an answer.
The fellow stood as still as Sam and never
uttered word Sam again: Il say, can't
| get meal and a bed here tonight" and
he paused for reply. The fellow paused
also and Sam Mingus never knew but what
he was being duped until Aleck Cox said:
"Sam, that's nobody-it's just your picture
in the glassw These fellows got their meals
and bed and left on freight train. Aleck
was sitting and was just snoozing when a
flagman with a lamp with red light came
in and set the lamp down very near Aleck
Aleck viewed the lamp and after much
thought about the red light, asked Sam:
"Do they burn red oil in these lamps"
Athens Banner Wdtchmon:: Twenty
five miles. in two-wheel OK
cart, is pretty good journey for such a
day as last Thursday, and yet old Mingo
Welborn, with seventy-one years of life,
did not hesitate to make the trip in quest Of
Maj. Pruitt and his famous maidstone. By
the way, Major tells us that the maidstone
has been in his family some thirty years,
and, of course, has many dark legends at
taching to its wonderful cures. Old Mingo,
now in search for this stone, was born in
the upper edge of Wilkes county, the slave
of Mr. Billy Robertson. When a small
boy he was drawn by his young
mistress, who married Mr.. Josiah
Welborn, of Morgan, and was by them re-
moved to that county. He passed his days
of slavery with this family, for whom he
expresses the kindiest feelings. Shortly
after freedom he drifted some few miles
away, and has since lived in Fair Play dis
triet, Morgan county. He has been mar
ried five times. BY his first wife he had
ten children and she died. His next three
wives were all torn from him by the unfor-
tunate workings of the distribution of slave
property, wherein the slave wife followed
her owner rather than her husband. He
still lives with his fifth wife and
has three children by her. He is a regular
ante bellum darkey, and in appearance and
arouses recollectons of those
glorious days of the past, glorious but still
darkened by evils that war and time have
dearly but fortunately stamped out. The
occasion of the old mans visit TO Athens is
small bite from his little cur dog, that he
fears was mad. The dog bit him last Mon
day morning, and as yet no i'll effects have
but the old mans friends insisted
on his coming to seek cure of a possible ill
from the healing stone.